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Is there a easily accessed resource or reference that discusses MiracleGro's long-term effect on soil and the watershed?
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Permalink Reply by Dianne Felder on -
davesgarden.com/guides/terms/go/2307/ I was also curious about the long term effects of using MiraclGro so did a little web searching and found the site mentioned above. Hope this helps shed some light on reasons for not using it. I guess I'll get rid of mine. Never thought with all the hype that it was a bad thing to use. Darn. Live and learn. (Not sure if the last back slash is necessary in the web address but you can play with it if it doesn't work to copy and paste it)
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Permalink Reply by Chris Byers on -
Not going to say good or bad things about MiraclGro, but Davesgarden is a site aimed at people that do not live in the desert like we do. Doing something to acidify your soil here is a good thing, just not so much in a wetter climate. Here we have a very high ph and it needs to be acidified to make most garden vegetables happier and healthier. Much of the stress I have seen plants under have been because of high soil ph.
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Permalink Reply by Dianne Felder on
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I guess my concern is really the chemical makeup of MiracleGro. You're absolutely right on about the need for AZ soil to have a little added acidity for some plants and that side of the product doesn't concern me. I would just advise users to do the research and then decide for themselves.
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Permalink Reply by Chris Byers on
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I was not really replying to any claims or anything about MiracleGro rather about the soil here is very much in need of a lower ph, the better way of doing this is by applying ground sulfur to the soil, as this is a natural, and organic listed material.
The only problem I saw was Dave's site makes sweeping statements about the soil which some of are not true for this area of the world. People really do grow things in different areas than where he lives.:)
It really goes to your comment about people need to do some research about materials and decide what they want as individuals.
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